glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.

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Meanings

nounglucose-6-phosphate isomerase (plural glucose-6-phosphate isomerases)

plural glucose-6-phosphate isomerases · alternative initialism GPI · alternative phosphoglucose isomerase · alternative phosphoglucoisomerase · alternative phosphohexose isomerase

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 葡萄糖-6-磷酸異構酶 /葡萄糖-6-磷酸异构酶
  • 葡萄糖-6-磷酸異構酶 /葡萄糖-6-磷酸异构酶 (pútáotáng-6-línsuān yìgòuméi)enzyme
German Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomerase
  • Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomeraseenzyme
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